Against better judgement : : rethinking multicultural society : liber amicorum : in honour of Professor Dr. Ruben Gowricharn / / edited by Jaswina Elahi, Sandra Trienekens and Hans Ramsoedh.

• TeilnehmendeR: Elahi, Jaswina, 1979-; Trienekens, Sandra Johanna, 1972-; Ramsoedh, Hans, 1954-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (270 pages)
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Preface --; List of Figures and Tables --; Notes on Contributors --; 1 Introduction /; Part 1: Personal Sociology, Idealism, and Leadership --; 2 On Personal Sociology /; 3 Placidity: The Real Spiritual Infrastructure for Leadership /; 4 The Retreat of Idealism: Rethinking Engagement within Polarized Societies /; 5 Oh My Dismal, Dismal, Science! /; Part 2: Public Debate in Multicultural Society --; 6 The Promotiekamer: An Instrument in the Dutch Public Debate /; 7 Blood, Sweat, and Footnotes /; 8 On the Use of Dutch "Slaaf" and "Totslaafgemaakte" /; Part 3: Migration, Integration, and Chances for Inclusive Policy --; 9 We Are Not That Different: A Closer Look at Migrant and Non-Migrant Cultural Attitudes in the Netherlands /; 10 "Integration While Preserving Your Own Culture and Identity"? Looking Back at the Framing of the Migrant's Culture and Identity in Integration Policies in the Netherlands Nineteenth-Century China /; 11 Slow Change, No Catharsis /; 12 Conditions for Label Change in a Public Dialogue about Inclusive Public Service /; 13 Peacekeeping in Holland 2001-2010. The Organization of Dutch Policy in the Light of the Polarization around Muslims /; Part 4: The Multicultural Society in Suriname and in Caribbean SIDs --; 14 Modernity and the Middle Class in Late Colonial Paramaribo /; 15 Creolization and Creole Hassle in Segmented Suriname /; 16 UFOs over Suriname: The Reception of an American Mythology /; 17 The Promotiekamer Suriname-Nederland: Intellectual Capacity Building /; 18 Encouraging Brain Gain in the Caribbean SIDs /; Part 5: Diaspora Communities --; 19 The Turkish Diaspora in The Netherlands /; 20 Reflections on the Trials and Tribulations of the Indentured Diaspora /; 21 East Indians and Political Exclusion: The Case of Fiji, Guyana, and Suriname /; Part 6: Homemaking --; 22 Homemaking of the Second Generation /; Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004513876
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Jaswina Elahi, Sandra Trienekens and Hans Ramsoedh.

A unique collection of essays with surprising twists on multiculturalism, social science, and scholarship covering different societies. The topics addressed in this book varies from issues in multicultural society to scholarship. In fourteen short essays the authors discuss crucial topics, including (personal sociology, arts, policy making, creolisation, diaspora communities, minority empowerment, political exclusion, homemaking, practice of science). This liber amicorum offers a unique collection of essays that opens a fresh window for everybody interested in multicultural societies, history, arts and social science. The contributions to this book represents a fine scholarship dealing with contemporary issues in society and academia.